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Written For Our Instruction

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The Word Centered Life - Day 16 - Romans 15-1-4 - Written For Our Instruction - Growing As Disciples

The Word Centered Life – Day 16 – Romans 15-1-4 – Written For Our Instruction – Growing As Disciples

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.  For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”  For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:1-4 (ESV)

Instruct Me

Here I am. I am ready to receive your instruction. I am willing to follow your guidance. Teach me, so that I can know how to fully live my life with and for you. I will listen attentively to your word. I will mediate on your word day and night.  I will take your word deeply into my heart and mind and life. I will allow your word to dwell in me richly. I am at your feet. I have quieted myself before you. You have my full attention. Use your word to change my heart. Use your word to transform my mind. Use your word to guide my life. Instruct me Lord, I am listening. That is very good. 

You have chosen what is better. You have made your heart and mind and life available to me. You have withdrawn from the noise and busyness of life. You have slowed down and stopped to listen to me. You are making it your daily pattern and practice to meet with me in my word. Yes, there is no place I would rather be. There is nothing that I would rather do. I can see that in you. That is very good. In my presence, you will be changed. In my presence, you will be transformed. In my presence, I will mold and shape you. You will follow my example. You will live as I lived. You will think like I thought. You will act like I acted. No longer will you live to please yourself. Rather, you will live to do good. You will bear with the failings of the weak. You will build up your neighbor, according to their needs. My word will give you strength. My word will give you encouragement, as you go and do whatever I ask of you. My hand will be on you. My favor will be with you. You will bear fruit for my kingdom. You will bring glory to my name. You will store up treasure in heaven with me. Thank you, Lord, I am at your service. I am listening to you. That is very good. 

Lord, thank you that your word is powerfully instructing me on how to live my life with and for you. I will follow your example. I bear with the failings of the weak. I will serve others according to their needs. I will do good by building up my neighbor. Amen

Key Question…  How are you daily allowing God’s word to dwell in you richly so it can teach and instruct you?

Living It Out…  Take God’s word deeply into your heart and mind and life so you can be instructed on how to live your life for Him.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God’s word will instruct you on how to live your life for Him.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are building up your neighbors according to their needs.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you allow God’s word to instruct you on how to live your life with and for Him.

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To Work In You

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The Word Centered Life - Day 15 - 1 Thessalonians 2-13 - To Work In You - Growing As Disciples

The Word Centered Life – Day 15 – 1 Thessalonians 2-13 – To Work In You – Growing As Disciples

Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NLT)

Work In You

Do you want me to work in you? Do you want me to change your heart? Do you want me to transform your mind? Do you want me to guide your life? Do you want me to mold and shape you into the person that I have called you to become? Do you want to be able to know and do my will? Do you want to be able to resist temptation and stand against evil? Do you want me to use you as a powerful witness in this world? Would you like to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name? You have asked me many questions that all have the same answer from me. What is your answer? My answer is, “yes” to every one of your questions. I want all these things to be true in my life. I don’t want to miss the mark or fall short on any of these questions. That is very good.

What must I do? What is my part? What is my role? How can I be sure that all these things will be true in my life? Now, it is you that are asking good questions. It is good that you know that you will have a very important role in these things being true in your life. You will need to be a very active participant in my doing my work in your life. You can help or hinder or even thwart or reject my work in you. It is my desire and goal to welcome your work in me. That is where you need to start. Your desire for my work to continue in you is critically important. Even that desire in me has come from you to me as a gift. I can take no credit for the desire I have for you to do your work in me. That is true. You must allow that desire to take action. What action must I take?  You must accept and receive my word in you. You must take my word deeply into your heart and mind and life. You must hunger and thirst for my word. You must meditate on my word day and night. You must allow my word to dwell in you richly. You must grab ahold of my word and allow it to grab ahold of you. It is my word that will do its work in you. All you hope to be and all you hope to do in life, for me, will be empowered by my word. My word will mold and shape you. My word will guard and guide you. My word will help you to be able to know and do my will. All my purposes and plans for your life will be accomplished as you continue to allow my word to work in you. That I will do, I will allow your word to work in me. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for your word. I will continue to receive your word into my life. Keep on using your word to do your work in me.  Help me to share your word with others so that they also will come to know and love and follow and serve you with all their hearts. Amen

Key Question…  How are you making it your daily practice to receive the word of God into your life?

Living It Out…  Receive God’s word into your life so that it will continue to do its work in you.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the word of God will continue to work in you as you accept it into your life.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are continually allowing God’s word to work in your life.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you continue to accept the word of God so it will work in you who believe.

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Breathed Out By God

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The Word Centered Life - Day 13 - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - Breathed Out By God - Growing As Disciples

The Word Centered Life – Day 13 – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – Breathed Out By God – Growing As Disciples

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV)

Thoroughly Equipped

That is what I want. That is what I need. That is what I cannot do without. What do you want and need and cannot do without? I need to be thoroughly equipped by you to do the work you have given me to do for you. Without being equipped by you, I will be unable to do the work you have given me to do for you. It is very good for you to know this to be true. How did you come to learn this to be true? I have failed many times by trying to do your work under my own power without your training. I have often run ahead of you and failed to rely on you. That is not good. But you have helped me to see the error of my own ways. How have I helped you to see the error of your own ways? For one, you have given me hopelessly large assignments that I couldn’t possibly accomplish without your help. Your assignments have drawn me to you. What you have asked of me, has caused me to cry out to you. The good work you have given me to do for you has required me to remain in your presence. I have met daily with you in your word. A very good choice. Your word has taught me what I have not known. Your word has reproofed any behavior in me that was not pleasing to you. You have corrected the way that I have thought and spoken and acted. You have helped me to live a life that is good and right and pleasing to you. You have helped me to walk away from darkness to live in your marvelous light. I have confessed my sin to you. You have forgiven my sins and cleansed my unrighteousness. Your word has made me able to resist temptation and fight against evil. In every way you have, are now, and will in the future train me in righteousness so that I can live the life you have given me to live for you. Yes, I will use my word to do my good work in you, so you will be able to do good work for me. How does that sound? That sounds fantastic. I welcome all your good work in me. That is very good.

There is one small, but very important point, I want to make clear to you. What’s that? My teaching and training will never end until we meet face to face. Don’t wait to begin serving me. I will train keep on training you as you do the good work, I have given you to do for me. You may never feel fully ready. You may never feel fully prepared. But I am asking you to start doing now the work I have given you. That I will do. That will be very good.

Lord, I want to be thoroughly equipped to do every good work that you give me to do for you. Use your word to teach, rebuke, correct, and train me to live a life that is good and right and pleasing to you. Help me to be thoroughly trained in righteousness. Amen

Key Question…  How are you allowing yourself to be thoroughly equipped by God’s word to do every good work for Him?

Living It Out…  Allow the Lord to use His word to thoroughly equip you to do the good work He has given you to do for Him.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God’s word will thoroughly equip you to do the good work He has given you to do for Him.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how God’s word has been equipping you to do His good work.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you allow yourself to be thoroughly equipped by God’s word.

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Like A Mighty Hammer

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The Word Centered Life – Day 12 – Jeremiah 23:29 – Like A Mighty Hammer- Growing As Disciples

Does not my word burn like fire?” says the LORD. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?  Jeremiah 23:29 (NLT)

Fire And Hammer

Do you want to be on fire for me? Do you want to passionately follow and serve me? Do you want to love me with all your heart and mind and soul and strength?  Yes, I want all these things to be true of me. How can all these things be true of me? Before I answer those questions, I have more questions for you. Do you want to have a changed heart and a transformed mind? Do you want me to break up any hardness in your heart? Do you want to receive my instruction and follow my guidance? Would you like me to knock some godly sense into you as you live your life with and for me? Yes, I want these things to be true for me as well. That is very good.

Let me tell you a secret. It is not much of a secret. It is not meant to be a secret. It should come as no secret to you. I’m curious. I’m interested. I’m listening. You have my full attention. My word is like a white-hot blazing fire. If you take my word deep into your heart and mind and life, it will set you on fire to passionately love and follow and serve me. It will burn impurities out of your life. As you meet with me in my word you will not be the same. Your heart will be changed, and your mind transformed as you allow my word to dwell richly in you. My word will make you able to resist temptation and stand against evil. My word will shine brightly in and through you so you can be a bold and bright witness for me in the world. My word will make you able to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. Will you allow my word to be like a fire in you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

We are not done. I have more to say about my word. I’m still listening attentively to you. My word is like a mighty hammer. As you allow my word to dwell richly in you, it will break up the hardness of your heart. My word will drive foolishness from you. My word will knock godly sense into you. My word will guard and guide your life. My word will keep you on track as you live your life with and for me. My word will help you to be able to know and do my will. Will you allow my word to be like a mighty hammer to mold and shape you into the person that I have called you to become? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for your word. Your word is like a white-hot blazing fire, setting me on fire to love, follow, and serve you. Your word is like a mighty hammer, able to knock godly sense into me. I will allow you to use your word to work in, for, and through me. Amen

Key Question…  How are you allowing God to use His word to His work in, for and through you?

Living It Out…  Allow God’s word to be like a fire and a hammer in you to break up your hard heart and set you on fire for Him.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God’s word be like a fire and hammer in you to break up your hard heart and set you on fire for Him.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how God has used His word to soften your heart and set you on fire.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you allow God’s word to work like a mighty hammer to break up the hardness of your heart.

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I Devoured Them

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The Word Centered Life – Day 11 – Jeremiah 15:16 – I Devoured Them – Growing As Disciples

When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies. Jeremiah 15:16 (NLT)

Devour My Word

Do you want to hear from me? Would you like me to speak to you? Do you need wisdom? Are you looking for guidance? Will you receive instruction? Would you like me to guard and guide your life? Yes, yes, yes, I want all these things from you. There is no hesitation in me. I am hungry for all these things to be true for me. It is interesting that you have indicated that you are hungry for these things to be true in your life. That word hungry may have seemed like an odd choice of a word. But it is exactly the right word to use regarding my questions of you. Why is that? If you want to hear from me, if you would like me to speak to you, if you need wisdom and will receive instruction or want guidance, you must devour my word. You have used the word hungry. I have used the word devour. If you are hungry for my word, you will devour my word. All these things that you want to be true in your life will come to you as you devour my word. I get it.

If you get it, how will you go about devouring my word? I will meet with you daily in your word. I will set aside a time and place for us to meet in your word. I will make myself fully available to you. I will slow down. I will carve out time for us to be together. I will quiet myself before you. I will leave the hustle and bustle and noise of the world far behind me. I will ignore the never ceasing, unrelenting demands that the world places on me. I will listen attentively to you. I will receive all that you want to give to me. I will allow your word to change my heart and transform my mind. I will allow your word to make me able to know and do your will. I will allow your word to guard and guide the entire course of my life. That will be very good. In our time together you will be changed. You cannot remain in my presence without being transformed. I will give you new ways to think, new words to speak and new deeds to do. You will be able to know and do my will as you keep on meeting with me in my word. You will never fail to hear from me as you come to me. I will not remain silent. I will not be far off. As you draw near to me, I will draw near to you. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I will not occasionally snack on your word. Your word will be in my daily diet. I will feast in your word. I will devour your word. I will chew on your word throughout my day. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind, and guide my life. Amen

Key Question…  How would you describe your daily practice of devouring God’s word?

Living It Out…  Devour God’s word so that it will bring joy and delight into your heart.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God’s word will become your joy and heart’s delight when you devour it.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group something from God’s word that brings joy and delight in your heart.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you devour and live by God’s word.

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Present Yourself To God

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The Word Centered Life – Day 10 – Present Yourself To God – Growing As Disciples

Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.                                      2 Timothy 2:15 (AMP)

Teach Others

I know that is what you are looking for from me. What am I looking for from you? You are looking for me to meet with you in your word. You want me to live and walk in an intimate relationship with you. You want to change my heart. You want to transform my mind. You want to guide the entire course of my life. You want me to come to know and love and follow and serve you. You want me to be able to know and do your will. You want to fan the flame of eagerness in me to study your word. All of what you have said is true. I want to do all these things in your heart and mind and life. I want to use my word to mold and shape your life. I want you to make you into the person I have called you to become. I want you to be able to live the life I have given you to live. I want to set you on fire to serve me. How do you feel about what I have said? I am excited. I am thankful. I am grateful. I welcome your good work in me. That is very good.

I know there is something more. I know that there is something you have not yet said. What is it? I am waiting. I am attentive. I am listening. You are correct, I do have more to say to you. I have placed in you an eagerness to study my word. You are correct in thinking that you must make meeting with me in my word the priority of your life. You are right in thinking that my word will change your heart, transform your mind, and guide your life. My word will surely accomplish these purposes in you. I do have another vitally important and larger purpose to accomplish in and through you as you study my word. What is that? I will use my word to make you able to teach others. I want others to allow my word to do its work in their lives. Will you allow me to prepare you to teach my word to others? Will you go out into the world to teach my word to others? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. You can be certain that I will do this work in and through you. Thank you, Lord. I am at your service. Yes, I know that to be true.

Lord, thank you for giving me an eager desire to meet daily with you in your word. Use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. Help to teach your word to others so the entire course of their lives will also be guided by your word. Amen

Key Question…  When are you scheduling regular daily time with God to study His word?

Living It Out…  Eagerly meet daily with God in His word so you will be able to teach it to others.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God will give you an eagerness to study and teach His word to others.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group when you are meeting with God in His word.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you eagerly meet with God in His word so you will be able to teach it to others.

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Rule In Your Hearts

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The Word Centered Life – Day 9 – Colossians 3:15-17 – Rule In Your Hearts – Growing As Disciples

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:15-17 (NIV)

Dwell Richly

How much is that? How much is what? How much is dwelling richly? I’m not following you. I’m not understanding your question. If you wanted my word to dwell in you richly, what would that look like in your life? How often would you meet with me in my word? What strategies would you employ so that my word would be dwelling richly in you? What would you expect to see happen in your life if my word was continually dwelling richly in you? Now, I understand your questions. Now. I know what you are asking of me. If I want your word to dwell in me richly, I will meet daily with you in your word. Is there a day that I don’t need to hear from you? Is there a day that I can rely on my own wisdom, follow my own guidance, or receive my own instruction? Is there a day that I don’t need your help? Certainly not! I will make meeting with you, in your word, a priority in my life. I will read your word. I will study your word. I will meditate on and memorize your word. I will pray and proclaim your word. I will teach your word. I’m not much of a singer, but I will even sing your word. In every way that I can think of, I will take hold of your word, so that it can take hold of me. I will allow your word to dwell richly in me. That will be very good.

You have not yet answered one of my questions. Which one? What will happen to you as you allow my word to dwell in you richly? My heart will be changed, my mind will be transformed, and my life will be guided as your word dwells in me richly. I will come to know and love and follow and serve you with all that is within me as I continue to meet with you in your word. You will allow me to think your thoughts, speak your words, or take your actions, as your word dwells richly in me. Your word and the power of the Holy Spirit will make me able to resist temptation and fight against evil. Your word dwelling richly in me will make me able to live the life you have called me to live. I will live a life that is good and right and true, one that is pleasing to you. Yes, you will. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I will allow your word to dwell richly in me. I know your word will make it possible for your peace to rule in me. Teach and admonish me with your word. Your word has filled me with gratitude. Use your word to guide my thoughts, words, and actions. Amen

Key Question…  How significant of a commitment will be required of you if want God’s word to dwell richly in you?

Living It Out…  Make it your daily practice to allow God’s word to dwell richly in you.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God will change your heart, transform your mind, and guide your life as His word dwells richly in you.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are allowing God’s word to continually dwell richly in you.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you allow the word of God to dwell richly in your heart and mind.

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By Living According To Your Word

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The Word Centered Life – Day 8 – Psalm 119:9-16 – Living According To Your Word – Growing As Disciples

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.  I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.  I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.  Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees.  With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.  I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.  I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.  I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.                    Psalm 119:9-16 (NIV)

Your Word

Do you want to keep your way pure? Do you want to live a life that is pleasing to me? Yes, I want to keep my way pure. Yes, I want to live a life that is pleasing to you. What must I do to keep my way pure and live a life that is pleasing to you? That is a good question. I will let you answer that question. I thought you might say that. Then you were not surprised. No, I was not. Go ahead, I’m listening. I will start off my saying what will not work. I will tell you what I have tried and failed at miserably. Trying harder will not work. No amount of better effort on my part will keep my way pure. Relying on myself will not make me able to keep my way pure or live a life that is pleasing to you. How do you know this to be true? This has been my experience. These efforts have brought nothing but discouragement and defeat and even depression to me. As long has my focus has been on myself and my efforts, I have lived with one failure after another. That’s not good. No, it’s not.

What has changed for you? How are you now keeping your way pure and living a life that is pleasing to me? I have taken my eyes off myself. My focus is now on you. I am seeking you with all my heart. And this is not self-effort. You have been fanning this flame of desire in me. You have been helping me to seek you with all my heart. It pleases me that you recognize the work I have been doing in you. How have you been seeking me? Where have you been meeting with me? I have been meeting with you in your word. I have been meditating on your word. I have been hiding your word in my heart. Your word has been changing my heart, transforming my mind, and guarding and guiding my life. None of my thoughts or words or actions have been left untouched by your word. Your word has been allowing me to think your thoughts, speak your words, and take your actions. We have lived together in a back-and-forth dialogue about your word and what you have been teaching me. So, I have come to value your word as more valuable than any riches in this world. I have great joy in meeting with you in your word. I am greatly encouraged by how you have been and are continuing to help me to keep my way pure and live a life that is pleasing to you. That is very good. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I want to keep my way pure. I want to live a life that is pleasing to you. I will seek you with all my heart. I will hide your word in my heart. Daily, I will meditate on your word. Use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. Amen

Key Question…  Why is it critically important that you hide God’s word deeply in your heart and mind?

Living It Out…  Make it your daily practice to hide God’s word in your heart.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God’s word will keep your way pure as you hide it in your heart.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are hiding God’s word in your heart.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May your way be kept pure as you live your life according to God’s word.

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Be Doers Of The Word

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The Word Centered Life – Day 7 – James 1:22-25 – Be Doers Of The Word – Growing As Disciples

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.  For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.  But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:22-25 (ESV)

Blessed In Your Doing

Would you like to be blessed in your doing? What does that mean? Let me ask you a few different questions. Would you like to be able to know and do my will? Would you like to know where I am leading you? Would you like to know what I am asking of you? Would you like to be able to accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans for your life? Would you like me to work in and through you? Would you like to know that my hand is on you? Would you like to be blessed in what I have given you to do in this life? In other words, would you like to be blessed in your doing? Now, I understand. Now, I get what you are asking of me. To all your questions, I will give one strong and emphatic yes. That’s good.

What must I do if I want to be blessed in my doing? That is a question, I know you can answer. So, I will listen to your answer. If I want to be blessed in my doing, I must do two things. First, I must hear your word. I must look intently into your word. I must allow your word to deeply penetrate my heart and mind and life. I must allow your word to dwell in me richly. I must allow your word to do its work in me. What kind of work will my word do in you? Your word will change my heart, transform my mind, and guide my life. Your word will make me able to think and speak and act in ways that are pleasing to you. Your word will help me to know and do your will. Second, and I already drifted into what I must also do, is that I must put your word into action. It will never be enough for me to only hear your word. Only hearing your word will be of no benefit to me. Thinking that I only need to hear your word would be a great self-deception. No, if I want to be blessed in my doing, I will need to put your word into practice. If I both here and do your word, I will live in freedom. If I both hear and do your word, I will be blessed in my doing. Your hand will be on me. You will do in and through me what I could have never done on my own, all by myself. You make me able to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That is what I will do. I will be a hearer and doer of your word. That will be very good. 

Lord, I will look intently into your word. I will allow your word to deeply penetrate my heart, mind, and life. I will not be a hearer only of your word. I will be a doer who acts on your word. Use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. Amen.

Key Question…  How has the Lord blessed your life as you have both heard and put His word into practice?

Living It Out…  Make sure that you are both hearing and putting God’s word into action.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that your life will be blessed as you hear and act on God’s word.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are hearing and putting God’s word into action.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you both hear and put God’s word into action.

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The Word Centered Life – Day 7 – James 1-22-25 – Be Doers Of The Word – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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